Wyoming Grad Rate Could Be Better

Laramie, Wy – Wyoming's high school graduation rate isbetter than the nationwide average, but still 1 in 4 Wyomingninth-graders fail to graduate on time, a national group says. The Alliance for Excellent Education says the nationwidegraduation rate is 70 percent, while Wyoming's graduation rate is76 percent. The group says dropouts earn less and as a result are likelierto use up more tax money through social services than they pay intaxes. The Wyoming Department of Education takes issue with thealliance figure for Wyoming's graduation rate. The department saysthe rate in 2006 was close to 82 percent. ---